Pugazh

Pugazh (2016)

புகழ்

Pugazh, a young man, fights against a corrupt politician who wants to acquire the playground of his area, which he and his friends use for sports activities.

Date of release
2016-03-18
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Romance, Action, Drama
Director
Manimaran

Casting

Interesting facts

Pugazh (transl. Fame) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Manimaran and co-produced by Varun Manian. The film stars Jai and Surbhi, while Karunas, RJ Balaji, G. Marimuthu, and Piraisoodan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Vivek-Mervin. with cinematography by Velraj and editing by G. B. Venkatesh. The film released on 18 March 2016 to mixed reviews from critics.

Production

The film was first reported in November 2013, when it was revealed that Manimaran had cast Jai and Priya Anand to star in his second directorial venture. Anirudh Ravichander was suggested as the film's music composer, while a simultaneously shot Telugu version with Siddharth and Hansika Motwani was also considered.

Varun Manian announced in July 2014, that he would produce the Tamil film alongside Sushant Prasad and Govindaraj of Film Department Studios, while Velraj was revealed as the cinematographer. Reports suggested that the film may be re-titled as Pugazh, after the title became re-available following a shelved venture by Aascar Films and actor Vijay.

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